Migraine Trust

Draft guidance recommends Botox for preventing chronic migraine

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT

BOTOX® could soon become a NHS treatment option to prevent headaches in some adults who experience chronic migraine.

Neurology patients betrayed

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT

The Migraine Trust provides an update on campaign work regarding services for people with neurological conditions

Vote for your favourite Christmas card!

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Vote for the design you think should be a new Christmas card for The Migraine Trust

Migraine and employment

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Get involved with The Migraine Trust's employment campaign by sharing your own experience and thoughts.

Migraine in children and young people consultation

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT

The Migraine Trust is conducting a consultation to help us better understand the support children and young people with migraine need.

NICE publishes NHS draft guidance on botox as chronic migraine treatment

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

The Department of Health has asked the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to produce guidance on using...

Disability Strategy

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

The Government has launched a Disability Strategy consultation. The Migraine Trust wants to consult people with migraine about the...

Hull Support Consultation

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Hull Support Consultation

Acupuncture for migraine prevention

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

A recent study has added to the hotly debated subject of researching acupuncture to prevent migraine.

Ask for Evidence

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

The Migraine Trust is backing 'Ask for Evidence', a national campaign launched by the science education charity Sense About Science.

Migraine Trust quoted in Daily Mail article about tinted lenses and migraine

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Today's Daily Mail features an article about tinted lenses, including a quote from our trustee, Dr Mark Weatherall.

Design a Migraine Trust Christmas card

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT

If you’re a keen photographer or budding artist your design could be a new Christmas card for The Migraine Trust in 2012.

New guidance on headache launched to help schools assist students

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT

The RCGP and Headache UK have launched a new document 'School Policy Guidelines for Students with Migraine and Troublesome Headache'.

Do you have any experience to share about how migraine is managed in schools?

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT

The Migraine Trust is interested to hear from young people, or parents of children or young people, about their experiences of managing...

The Migraine Trust calls for NHS funding for Botox

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Botox® (Botulinum Toxin type A) was granted license as a preventative treatment for adults with Chronic Migraine (CM) by the...

Study identifies regions of DNA associated with migraine

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT

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New report says neurology services are not meeting patients' needs

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT

A new

Support an Early Day Motion

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Ask your MP to support an Early Day Motion regarding work and school days lost due to migraine and headache.

Insufficient evidence for corrugator muscle surgery as a treatment for migraine

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT

The Migraine Trust has been quoted on the

The Migraine Trust supports call for the Government to revise Health and Social Care Bill

Fri, 27 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT

The Migraine Trust is part of an alliance of 40 charities who have come together to issue a

Tinted lenses may reduce activity in the brain associated with migraine

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT

A new study has shown that tinted lenses may reduce activity in the brain associated with migraine attacks.

Children who have migraine with aura more likely to have PFO

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT

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Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin review of Botox treatment for chronic migraine

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT

A review by...

Genetic defect identified as cause of migraine

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

A study...

Liquid aspirin injection found to reduce migraine pain

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

A study, recently published in

First genetic link to migraine found

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

World experts to run special Migraine Awareness Week event in Keele

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Some of the world’s experts on migraine and headache will be in Staffordshire on Saturday 4 September to mark the beginning of Migraine...

Searing head pain, vomiting, exhaustion...a day in the life of a migraine sufferer

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

During Migraine Awareness Week, 5 - 11 September 2010, UK charity The Migraine Trust is highlighting why migraine matters.

Southampton father of four overcomes injury to take on cycle challenge for migraine charity

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

A Southampton father of four will be cycling from Southampton to Portsmouth later this month to raise money for national charity, The...

Don't let migraine ruin your summer holiday

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The Migraine Trust has issued advice for the UK’s eight million sufferers to help them avoid having their summer holiday spoilt by...

Botox® licensed as a preventative treatment for chronic migraine

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Botox®(Botulinum Toxin Type A) has been licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK for use as a...

Latest CBI/Pfizer survey shows migraine is one of the most common causes of workplace absence

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The latest 2010 CBI/Pfizer Absence and Workplace Health Survey entitled 'On the path to recovery' reveals that, “…migraine/chronic headache...

Aspirin effective treatment for migraine symptoms

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Findings of a Cochrane Systematic Review have shown that aspirin can be an effective treatment for migraine symptoms for some sufferers.

Self Care Campaign group list migraine as a 'minor ailment'

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT

A report published by the Self Care Campaign group has listed migraine as one of a number of 'minor ailments' which they say people should...